Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-24
IMMIGRATION ABUSES.
An iNNESTIGATlUNU OF IRREGULARITIES Rl
THE ,uMNl>>IUNERS
Testimony Iakeo Yesterday Horrible Details ti
buA Treatment Received by Ia,mAg
Immigrants -RmIwly Pol Ey-
lsung at lie Garden

NE~ YORK, August - The official in
yrdiantion into the alleged irregularities
"i the commissioners "i Emigration At
/ Castle Garden was commenced to-day hr-
fore Mr.. Oakley, Of the Treasury Depart
| meat
Mr.. Hamilton, 4 reporter, was the first
witness. iirmid he had been detailed /"
work up the ca7e OF the Swedish girl IN
grrd Commissioner Orhichs todd HIM
the board had rnwrr 10 send back all i'm
migrants who were likely to becOmr public
charges
Witness then went into full particulars
of the ease and the privatons suffered by
| luupTed and the assault she claimed was
committed Oh her hy George =. Ives, TIC
/ lnnitor At the Garden, who Is yet an em-
| pl0yc there Ills case has not yet been
| dealt with. Witness said that when trlc-
! gam wa7 Ircrivcd from Secretary Far
child, respecting the action the commits
si0urrs should take the meeting plld no
attention 10 IT, ana when Commissioner
'NttN tliNllll ~ lN'NN my lllN lbpl llt w -
heard To remark. Now We viii yet square
with that man FAiIchild.
Witness stated that the bread stand was
sub-lrt To George MCntH"r for 81, UUu i year.
\ slice of bread, Il slice of sausage and =
! little class OF beer cost - cents The beer
cannot br bought without the bread. The
money exchange * run by two bankers
named ScullY and DINitt, who pay s., 200
per anuum for the privilege. On August
| 9Th their rate iOr an English sovereign WIS
| $I.e2 while the outside rate was - 81
The next matter gone into vas the
alleged railway pool existing ut thetiar-
! den. Mr. Duanr represents all the roads
aud divides up the profits. The New N"l.,
Central gets II per cent, the E.ie Il, the
Pennsylvania II, West Shore l3, Lacka
wanna l3 Baltimore T.. and the On
iario and Western H..
The witness went into the question o
excessive rates charged for carrying bay
gage fur the cmigrantS, which IN many
cases is far over the rates charged cahlt
PASSENGERS over the same roads Int
changes to Chicago in this direction ar,
lrI~htlnl.
The witness related many instances il
which Immigrants were uyercharged an,
placed under heavy expense. The imml
.ulIi las no choice aS to what road III
4o., -, =. The pool hIs 10 pay commits
sion On al passengers. Witness mex
stated that he saw Mr. Doane'S agent tax
away ticket from man. 1t was what /
known ~ iivc.day ticket, and compel
him to buy 4 pool ticket \ Ilve-da,
ticket permits the holder 10 remain tina
length oI time IN this rItv before proceed
ing on hls Journey. The steamship com
pahIrS employees are prevented by MI
Doanr's agents from taking the cmi
Grants where they can yet Chra
railroad tickets Mr.. Doane is con
nrrtrd with the Lincoln Land Agency
lie b. in partnership with two men, Rich
ards and OpprnhcImrr. The latter "ct
frequently arrested for lls rrrrmtIIriiy II
carrying ON his business. The ham.@
department is run hy John Wood, who's
active husjur,,s Is conducted hv Mr. Ear
Immd EnIiu. The baggage is often los
and is always ovcrrhargcd. Many instance
have were rccltcd Ia confederation Of thCs,
statements.
John Anderson, an agent of the Whit
Star Line Company, followed, and told
story Of many wIongS done immigrants.
Martin Maud, the next witness, testlir,
that since last July hr had not been per
miltcd To see immigrants until they ha,
first purchased tickets. lie often saw Mr.
Doanr in the bcggagc room when th,
handlers were heinz tipped. 1t this poin
4 .rc,sS was taken.